December 31, 2012

December 31, 2012

By

David Merrill, Chief Sports Editor

Anselmo-Merna Coyote Classic After-Prom Basketball Tournament

The A-M Coyote Classic After-Prom Basketball Tournament is scheduled for January 26th and 27th, 2013. Divisions will include 3rd & 4th graders, 5th & 6th graders, and 7th & 8th graders for both girls and boys. Entry deadline is January 12th, 2013 and will be limited to the first eight paid teams in each division. For more information, call (308) 643-2412.

December 28, 2012

By

Ellen Mortensen, Managing Editor

Here in the newspaper business we have a saying - â€śeverybody has a story.â€ť Broken Bow native Betty Akin has lots of stories, and is ready to tell them.
Becoming an author was not something Betty had ever really thought about. After graduating from Broken Bow High School, Betty went off to Queen Anneâ€™s School of Cosmetology in Kearney with some of her classmates, pursuing the dream of being a hairdresser.
After graduating from cosmetology school, Betty married a rancher and moved to the Brewster area. Word of the new â€śprofessionalâ€ť in the area traveled fast.

December 28, 2012

By

Ellen Mortensen, Managing Editor

It was a full docket of criminal cases as Custer County District Court convened Dec. 20, under Judge Karin Noakes.
Zachary R. Martinez, 18 of Broken Bow, appeared for arraignment in two separate cases. In his first case, Martinez is charged with : count 1 - first degree false imprisonment; count 2 - terroristic threats; count 3 - criminal attempt, distribution of a controlled substance.

December 27th

December 27, 2012

Taylin Marie Tobias was born Nov. 15, 2012 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. She is the daughter of Kash and Emily (Stoltenberg) Tobias of Sargent. She weighed 7 pounds, 15 ounces and was 21 inches long.
Her grandparents are Todd and Michele Stoltenberg and Kasey and Kathy Tobias, all of Sargent. Great-grandparents include Ken and Shirley Stoltenberg and Edward and Gloria Schmuecker, all of Atkinson, Zac and Roberta Tobias of Sargent, and Maynard and Joan Scholl of Elgin.

December 27, 2012

Robert A. Blair, 67, passed away Nov. 24, 2012, in Napa, Calif. He was born Jan. 7, 1945, in Omaha, to Arlene and Ralph Blair.
Bob spent many years in Broken Bow, graduating from Broken Bow High School in 1963. He attended Dana College in Blair, however his focus was on flying. While working at New Holland in Grand Island, he pursued his goal and was employed by Grand Island Aviation Center.